Pandemic Influenza in Fiction

Pandemic Influenza in Fiction
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780786495894
ISBN-13 : 0786495898
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Book Synopsis Pandemic Influenza in Fiction by : Charles De Paolo

Download or read book Pandemic Influenza in Fiction written by Charles De Paolo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919--the worst widespread outbreak in recorded history--claimed an estimated 100 million lives globally. Yet only in recent decades has it captured the attention of historians, scientists, and fiction writers. This study surveys influenza research over the last century in original scientific and historical documents and establishes a critical paradigm for the appreciation of influenza fiction. Through close readings of 15 imaginative works, the author elucidates the contents of and the interaction between the medical and the fictional. Coverage extends from Pfeiffer's 1892 bacillus theory, to the multidisciplinary effort to isolate the virus (1919-1933), to the reconstruction of the H1N1 viral genome from archival and exhumed RNA (1995-2005), to the emergence of H5N1 and H7N9 avian viruses (1997-2014).This book demonstrates that pandemic fiction has been more than a therapeutic medium for survivors. A prodigious resource for the history of medicine, it is also a forum for ethical, social, legal, national defense and public health issues.


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